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The James Webb Space Telescope observed 13-billion-year-old light, using a closer galactic cluster like a magnifying glass.

Private commercial operators are launching more rockets into space, carrying more people and pursuing more ambitious missions than ever before. Space tourism is part of this growth, with 140 paying ...

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article by Samantha Potter J.D. ’25, an officer in the U.S. Air Force, are entirely her own and not endorsed by, or reflective of, the position of the U.S.

Private citizens and companies may one day begin to permanently settle outer space and celestial bodies. But if we don’t enact governing laws in the meantime, space settlers may face legal chaos. Many ...

Life in Space” runs until September at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, and is about the extreme conditions beyond Earth ...

Global activity in Earth orbit is booming, with cheaper launch, growing megaconstellations and the emergence of commercial actors transforming space activities. But the legal framework underpinning ...

Tom Mueller built the rocket engines that gave Elon Musk outer space. Now, he's racing to create a fleet of cabs for the ...

As I write this, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is making its long journey to an asteroid named 16 Psyche. When it arrives, it may confirm the presence of minerals which, when multiplied by the current ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. When NASA's Mars rover, Perseverance, needs to move from point A to point B, it's not as simple as ...

A canned mackerel product developed by high schoolers in Fukui Prefecture for consumption in outer space has returned to the ...